Waves crash against a previously damaged pier before landfall of Hurricane Sandy October 29, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Storm-driven waves crashed ashore and flooded seafront communities across a swathe of the eastern United States as Hurricane Sandy barreled towards land. Officials warned that the threat to life and property was "unprecedented" and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents in cities and towns from New England to North Carolina to evacuate their homes and seek shelter. (Credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Mid Atlantic Coast Prepares For Hurricane Sandy

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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 29: Debris from flooding is scattered on a street near the ocean ahead of Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Governor Chris Christie’s emergency declaration is shutting down the city’s casinos and 30,000 residents were ordered to evacuate. (Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

AT SEA - OCTOBER 24: In this handout satellite image provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Sandy strenghtens with winds up to 85 mph as it moves towards Cuba on October 24, 2012 in the Atlantic Ocean. Sandy developed South of Kingston, Jamaica as tropical storm two days earlier. (Credit: NOAA via Getty Images)